On-Campus

Surgical Technologist

On-Campus Certification Course from Queensborough Community College

Program Description

Entry-Level
Clinical Practice2-4 Months

Surgical Technologists usually work in hospitals, day surgery clinics and other health care settings. Under direct supervision, the surgical technologists are members of the operating room team that most commonly includes surgeons, anesthesiologists, and circulating nurses. Before an operation, surgical technologists help prepare the operating room by setting up surgical instruments and equipment, sterile drapes, and sterile solutions. They assemble both sterile and non-sterile equipment, as well as adjust and check to ensure all equipment is working properly.

This course will cover the surgical technologist's role beginning from pre-op preparation, during the operative procedure and finish with post-operative room break down.

 

Program Objectives

After completing this program, learners will be able to:

  • Discuss the legal and ethical issues of surgical technology
  • Understand the scope of practice, risk management and liability issues
  • Knowledge and practice of the asepsis and sterile technique
  • Practice of safe patient care and safe surgical practices/li>
  • Discuss blood-borne pathogens related to the surgical environment
  • Recognize specific drug classifications and their characteristics
  • Discuss the various types of suture and each application
  • Recognize basic surgical instruments and discuss their application
  • Describe preoperative routines
  • Discuss and demonstrate the principle of surgical positioning and draping
  • Demonstrate appropriate technique for gowning and gloving of self and other team members
  • Knowledge of instrument set ups required by a variety of surgical procedures
  • Identify basic instruments by type, function, and name
  • Identify and prepare supplies used in the OR
  • Identify the basic organizational structures of the human body and the function of the body systems as they apply to surgery

Certification Opportunities

Queensborough Community College's Surgical Tech Certificate Program is certified by both National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT) and American Allied Health (AAH). In addition to successfully completing the certification exam, certified candidates may be required to submit additional documentation to maintain certification. NCCT is a nationally accredited surgical technologist credentialing organization. After completing this program, learners will have the opportunity to take a certification exam(s) essential to entry-level employment in this fast-growing field.

 American Allied Health (AAH) Surgical Technologist Certification
 Tech in Surgery TS-C (NCCT) Certification


 

 

 

Disclaimer: This Surgical Technologist program is approved by the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT) and American Allied Health (AAH). This is not an associate degree and/or Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) - approved program, which requires a 1 to 2-year associate degree credit program. However, there are multiple employment opportunities for students in the following job titles including but not limited to:

  1. Surgical Technician (ST)

  2. Operating Room Assistant (ORA)

  3. Surgical Scrub Technician (SST)

  4. Peri-Operative Assistant (POA)

  5. Endoscopy Technician (ET)

Prospective students are advised that Queensborough Community College cannot guarantee that any particular employer will accept NCCT or AAH certification for employment purposes. Prior to enrolling students should determine whether NCCT and/or AAH certification is sufficient for the type of employment (and/or the employer) that the prospective student is seeking.

 

On-Campus
Price: $1,900.00

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED

Program Details

  • On-Campus Program
  • Hands-On Labs
  • Textbooks & Materials Included
  • National Certification Opportunity
  • Certificate of Completion
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